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A Collection of Problems in Rigid Body and Analytical Mechanics A Collection of Problems in Rigid Body and Analytical Mechanics Hanno Ess´en KTH Mechanics 100 44 Stockholm September 2006 Abstract This is an old collection of problems on rigid body and analytical mechanics. It has been modernized by means of LATEX and Corel- Draw. The texts have been edited and translated to English but the main work has been done on the illustrations. Minor errors have been corrected. Thank’s to G¨osta Wing˚ardh for checking the answers. 1 1 Problems on the three dimensional dyna- mics of rigid bodies x z h r a Problem 1 A straight circular homogeneous cone of mass m,heighth,and vertex angle 2α, rolls without slipping on a horizontal plane, with the vertex held at a fixed point. At a certain time the angular velocity is ω. Calculate the kinetic energy. 3 2 3 2 r2 Use the moments of inertia: Jz = 10 mr and Jx = 5 m h + 4 . w G a a a Problem 2 A homogeneous cube of mass m and edge a rotates with angular velocity ω about an axis through the center of mass G and the mid point of one of the edges. Find the kinetic energy. 2 z y wt B C O W t D A x Problem 3 A thin homogeneous rod AB,ofmassm and length , rotates with constant angular velocity ω about a horizontal axis CD, that passes through the mid point O of the rod and is perpendicular to the rod. At the same time the axis CD rotates about the vertical direction through O with constant angular velocity Ω. Determine the moment of force, as a function of time, that acts on the rod with respect to O, that gives the described motion. The answer should be given in terms of the components with respect to the body fixed system of axes xyz. l B A r r Problem 4 The end point B of a straight homogeneous rod AB of length is attached to the center of a homogeneous circular disc of radius r so that the rod is perpendicular to the disc. The other end point A of the rod is connected to a fixed point by a smooth joint, so that it can rotate freely in all directions. The disc rolls on a rough horizontal floor that lies at a distance r below A.TherodAB is thus horizontal. The mass of the disc is m and the rod is light compared to the disc. Determine the force on the floor from the disc if AB rotates with constant angular velocity ω0 about the vertical through A. 3 O a A a B 2a 2a Problem 5 ArodAB of negligible mass and of length 2a can rotate freely about the fixed midpoint O and remains horizontal at all times. A particle of mass m is attached to the end point B and at the other end point A a wheel is attached. The wheel can be regarded as a homogeneous circular disc of radius 2a and mass m. It can rotate with negligible friction about the axis AB, which is normal to the wheel and passes through its midpoint. The wheel is in contact with a flat rough horizontal floor. Initially the system is set in motion so that the wheel is given the angular velocity 4ω0 in the −→ direction BA, while the axis AB is given the angular velocity ω0 vertically downwards. To start with the wheel slips but eventually friction forces make the wheel roll without slipping. It is assumed that the wheel is in contact with the floor at all times and the the friction acts in the direction tangent to the wheel. Calculate the angular velocities of the wheel and of the axis when slipping is over and rolling has started. Also calculate the force of the wheel on the ground in this case. 4 j O j q mg A Problem 6 A straight homogeneous rod OA (length 2 and mass m)can rotate freely about the fixed end point O. Initially the rod is horizontal (θ = 0) and rotates about the vertical direction through O with angular velocityϕ ˙ = ω. Under the influence of gravity it starts to rotate about a horizontal axis through O. Calculateϕ ˙ as a function of θ in the ensuing motion and calculate the turning points in the θ-motion. W w a R L O Problem 7 A top consists of a disc of radius R and a straight light pole that constitutes the axis of the top. This axis passes through the fixed point O. The distance between O and the disc is L. The angle α between the axis and the vertical remains fixed. The plane that passes through the axis of the top and the vertical through O rotates with constant angular velocity Ω about the vertical through O. Determine the angular velocity ω of the top relative to this plane. 5 W h a a Problem 8 A homogeneous isosceles triangular plate with base a and alti- tude h rotates with constant angular velocity Ω about a vertical axis through the vertex of the triangle, where it is attached to a fixed point by means of a smooth ball and socket joint. The base of the triangle remains horizon- tal throughout the motion. Calculate the angle α that the altitude of the triangle makes with the vertical. W w a r r/2 R A Problem 9 A top consists of of a homogeneous, circular disc of radius r, and a light axis of length r/2 perpendicular to the disc through its center. The axis is connected by a joint to a point A on the periphery of a horizontal circular merry-go-round of radius R, so that the axis of the top can move with negligible friction in a vertical plane containing the axis of the merry- go-round. The merry-go-round has the constant angular velocity Ω about its axis, and the top has the constant angular velocity ω, relative to the merry- go-round, about its axis. Find the angle α between the axis of the top and the vertical. 6 r a R Problem 10 A coin rolls with negligible rolling resistance on a horizontal table along a circle of radius R. The coin can be considered as a thin homo- geneous disc of radius r and mass m. The plane containing the coin makes the angle α =arcsin(r/R) with the vertical plane through the line of inter- section of the plane of the coin and the table surface. How much time is does it take for the coin to roll once round the circle on the table? 2np x wt a C O W t a 2Np D y z l l Problem 11 A homogeneous circular disc of mass M and radius a rotates about its horizontal axis CD with constant angular velocity ω =2πN.The axis CD itself turns (see figure) round a vertical axis passing through the mid point of the disc with constant angular velocity Ω = 2πn. The disc is mounted in the middle of the axis CD which is of length and of negligible weight. a) Find the reaction forces in the bearings at C and at D. b) Find n such the reaction force in one of the bearings is zero. Numerical values: = a =0.5m,N = 1800 revolutions per minute, accel- eration due to gravity g ≈ π2 m/s2. 7 B w0 F D C w O A E Problem 12 The axis AB of a symmetric top is mounted in a rectangular frame that can rotate about the axis CD which is ⊥ AB and passes through the center of mass O of the top. The distances are OA = OB = L.The contraption is mounted on a turn table. The rotation of the frame about CD is hindered by two threads AE and BF that are ⊥ AB and CD. Initially these are straight but not under tension. The moment of inertia of the top is J and its angular velocity relative to the frame is ω, counter clockwise as seen from A. If the entire contraption is turned about an axis ⊥ AB and CD with angular velocity ω0, counter clockwise as seen from above, a tension will arise in one of the threads. Which one and how large is it? R O r r A w R P Problem 13 A vertical pole of length r is attached in a horizontal ceiling. In the lower end of the pole A is attached a light rod AP of length R by means of a smooth universal joint. A circular homogeneous disc is mounted with its mid point in P , perpendicularly to AP . The disc (mass m,radius r) rolls in the ceiling without slipping. The contact point describes a circle of radius R. The acceleration of gravity is g and the angular velocity of the disc relative to the OAP plane is ω. Find the force that the disc exerts on the ceiling and the smallest ω needed to sustain contact. 8 C W A B w r ab D Problem 14 An electric motor of weight mg rests on two narrow strips which are attached to a horizontal table that turns with constant angular velocity Ω, counter clockwise as seen from above, about a vertical axis CD. This axis intersects the rotation axis AB of the motor. The strips are per- pendicular to AB and at distances a and b from CD, see Figure. The rotor turns relative to the stator with constant angular velocity ωr counter clock- wise as seen from B.
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